Cigarette and cigar holder



July 21, 1925. 1,546,452

J. MULDER CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Filed July 5, 1924 INVENTOR Jenfe [Ya/den Patented July 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES JENTJE momma, or person, vmmmenzu.

PATENT OFFICE.

CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOZIZIDZII'BI.

Application filed July 5, 1924. Serial No. 724,345.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JENTJE MULDER, a 6 1n the holder 1 and is held in said opening citizen of Holland (has taken out his first either frictionally or by an adhesive, or in papers in the United States), and residing some other suitable manner.

at Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of .Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Cigarette and Cigar Holder, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to cigarette and cigar holders, and particularly relates to ejecting devices for such holders.

One of the objects of the invention 1s to provide an ejecting device that will be quite small as compared to prior devices for a similar purpose, and which consequently will be relatively economical of material.

Another object is to provide an ejecting device for the specified purpose that will be operable by a very slight movement of an actuating element.

Still another object is to minimize the machine work necessary upon a cigarette or cigar holder to adapt the same to carry an ejecting device.

A further object is to provide an ejector device that is adapted to be easily applied to cigarette or cigar holders not originally intended to receive such a device.

These and other objects will be apparent from the following description wherein reference is made to the accompanying drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved holder.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, showing how the ejector is mounted.

Figure 3 is a cross-section on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 isa sectional detail on line 44 of Figure 2.

In these views, the reference character 1 designates a holder for cigarettes (or cigars) having the usual bell mouth portion 2 adjacent one end for gripping a cigarette or the like.

In the wall of said portion the invention mounts a hollow sheet metal member 3 a's'a pivotal support for a two-part ejecting lever 4, 5. Said support is formed preferably by bending a small plate of thin sheet metal initially to the arch form best seen in Figure 3 and then pinching together the vertical margins of the arch as Figure 4 clearly shows. The lower or open end portion of The pivot pin 7, mounting the lever 4, 5, is ournaled in the support 3' transversely of the arch formed by said member and has its ends and center portion squared, as Fig.- ure 3 shows.

The parts 4 and 5 of the lever 4', 5 are respectively exterior and interior to the holder 1. The part 4 is of an arch shape, straddling the member 3 and has its lower ends r gidly engaging the squared ends of the pin 7 The part 5 exceeds in length the part 4 and has one end projecting into the hollow support 3 and rigidly engaging the squared middle portion of said pin.

Within the holder, a wire pusher 8 is piv otally secured at one of its ends to the part 5, the other end of said part being bent transversely of the holder to form a circular abutment 8 for engagement with the cigarette (or cigar) to be ejected.

In the use of the described invention, the cigarette or the like when inserted in the holder, as indicated at 9, forces back the pusher 8 and establishes the position of the lever 4, 5 shown in the drawing. WVhen it is desired to utilize the ejector, the exposed end of the lever 4, 5 is engaged by a thumb or finger and rocked to the dash line position shown in Figure 2.

Owing to the differential lengths of the two parts of said lever, the pusher travels a distance considerably exceeding that through which the exposed end of the lever is actuated, and the efiect 'is to eject the cigarette or cigar abruptly and with sufficient velocity to carry it where desired. a

It will appear from the preceding description that the described e ecting device is exceeding simple, that the amount of material required for the same is quite small, and that the machine work required to mount the ejector upon a holder is slight.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device is very simple and eificient in operation, will not easily get out of order and provides a device which accomplishes the objects described.

WVhile it will be apparent that the illustrated embodiment of my invention herein disclosed is well calculated to adequately fulfill the objects and advantages primarily stated, it is to be understood that the inventhe support is then inserted in an opening tion is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a cigarette or cigar holder, of an ejecting lever pivoted upon said holder and extendlng through an opening in the Wall of said holder, and a,

pusher pivoted to said lever interiorly of said holder.

2. The combination with a cigarette or cigar holder, of an ejecting lever pivoted upon said holder and extending through an opening in the wall of said holder, and a pusher pivoted to said lever interiorly of said holder, said pusher being formed of wire and having its free end portion hent transversely of the holder to an arcu'ate shape to provide an abutment.

4. The combination with a cigarette or.

cigar holder, having an opening in its wall, oi. an e ect1ng lever passing through said opening, and hollow support for said lever mounted fast upon the holder, said lever comprising an arched part straddling said support, extcriorly of the holder, and a part extending interiorly of the holder and projecting into said hollow support.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.

JENTJE MULDER. Witnesses:

DOUGLAS G. HAWKSWORTH, MYRTLE MoCoUR'r. 

